The Red Cross is helping to free hostages in Gaza with a team that is already there. Today, they will get information about where in Gaza they can pick up the things from Hamas. It might be one place where all 13 hostages will be released today, or it might be more than one place.
The surgery is difficult, and it could only happen if both sides stop fighting and trust the Red Cross to help. After the Red Cross saves the hostages, they will be brought to the border with Egypt and given to Israeli soldiers.
At the same time, another group from ICRC in Israel will make sure the Palestinian prisoners are healthy and want to go back home after Israel releases them.
The Red Cross has a lot of experience doing this kind of work.
In April, it helped 900 prisoners of war in Yemen to exchange places.
It doesn’t make deals like this, but it will help with the agreed plan to free the hostages.
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Hostage release procedure will be intricate
